Need Better Audio from Machine

I upgraded to a new MAC Pro
My audio is coming out of the tiny speaker output from the back of the MAC pro.
Then it is split and going into a small 12 Channel Mackie board. That board feeds my V6 KRK Speakers
But I get a lot of buzz and hum. I use headphones sometimes, and I can hear mouse movements and other interfearance.
I had a Kona 3 card - but it doesn't fit in the new box.
Thanks for your advise.
Ppro CS6

These would be the cheaper ones to start and then move up in quality of converters or I/O. Obviously the amount of I/O you require for output decides the best solution.
http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur_series/ur22.html
http://www.presonus.com/products/AudioBox-44VSL/techspecs
http://www.motu.com/products/motuaudio/track16
http://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_fireface_ucx.php
Eric
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Slow E5-2620's. You would be much better off with E5-2687W's
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The crippled BIOS of Dell does not allow overclocking.
The SSD may suffer from severe 'stable state' performance degradation, reducing performance even more.
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